If you make anything from this book for someone, theywill think you are a fabulous baker! Rosie's desserts are so wonderful it's impossible to describe them in words. The recipes are extremely easy to follow. The brownies are rich and fudgy. The Chocolate Mouse Pie in Toasted Pecan Crust is dark and dense. The Broubon bread pudding melts in your mouth and the Traditional Cheesecake a la Reuben's is so creamy. The techniques in this cookbook are so CLEARLY explaned even at inexpierenced Cook will have fantastic success with the recipes.